Personal Information
- Born on December 31, 1947 in Juno, TN
- Married with one child
- Baptist
- Administrator/Business Owner/Retired
- University of Memphis
- Law Enforcement
Community Involvement
- Shelby County Conservative Republican Club
- East Shelby County Republican Club
- Republican Women of Purpose
- Shelby County Republican Women
- Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
- National Rifle Association
- America Legislative Exchange Council - State Chairman
- University of Memphis, Society Inc. Board of Directors
- University of Memphis, M-Club Board of Directors
- Collierville Republican Club
- Shelby County Republican Party Steering Committee
- Fisherville Civic Club
- Collierville Rotary Club
- Memphis/Shelby County Job Conference Committee
- Memphis Zoological Society
- Tennessee Correction Volunteer Advisory Board
- Member of National Association of Sportsman Legislators
- Memphis/Shelby Co. Amateur Sports Hall of Fame, Wolf River Conservancy
Service in Public Office
- House Member of the the 101st and 104th through 107th General Assemblies
- Member, House Calendar & Rules Committee
- Member, House Commerce Committee
- Member, House State & Local Government Committee
- Member, House General Sub-committee of State & Local Government
- Member, Joint Fiscal Review Committee
- Member, Joint TACIR Committee
- 1981-1987 Tennessee Peace Officers and Training Commission
- Appointed by Governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee to develop, plan and implement uniform standards of employment, training and certification for police officers in Tennessee
- 1981-1987 Elected by Peace Officers Standard Training Commission (POST) to develop and implement police legislation with the Tennessee General Assembly
- 1981-1984 Served on Legislative Study Committees in the Tennessee General assembly in the area of corrections and criminal justice
- 1984-1987 Served as Chairman of POST Commission
- 1982-1987 Served as Legislative Liaison/Lobbyist for Tennessee Fraternal Order of Police
- 1982-1983 Memphis and Shelby County Job Conference
- Served on Criminal Justice Committee. Served as Chairperson of subcommittee on development of law enforcement legislation.
- Also served as Chairperson of subcommittee on neighborhood crime prevention. 1976-1988 Memphis Police Department/Memphis Police Association
- Served as Legislative Liaison/Lobbyist in the Tennessee General Assembly for both the Department and the Association.